Captain Joseph Bennett

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Captain Joseph Bennett

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Death: March 04, 1805 (85)
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jacob Bennett, I and Esther Bennett
Husband of Elizabeth Prew Bennett and Deborah Bennett
Father of Gov. Caleb Prew Bennett; Hannah Jackson; George Bennett; Hannah Bennett; Jane Boone Bennett and 9 others
Brother of Jane Bennett; Elizabeth Pyle; Jacob Bennett, II; Mary Bennett; William Bennett and 1 other

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About Captain Joseph Bennett

A Patriot of the American Revolution for DELAWARE. DAR Ancestor # A009254

Captain Joseph Bennett, a retired shipping merchant, was remembered as a very handsome man, stood 6 feet, his general appearance was low shoes, silver kum(?) buckles, long silk stockings, white kid breeches, blue coat and brass buttons, ruffled bosom, powder hair, and queue. He sailed a merchant vessel to India. He was the first man who brought the first umbrella to Wilmington which he gave to Lydia Ferris. On his 2nd trip he brought one to Betsy Montgomery. (Runk, p 137) He was a merchant in the importing trade with Europe and the W Indies.

  • Military_service: United States
  • Residence: Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
  • Residence: Kennett Pennsylvania
  • Residence: Washington, Pennsylvania, United States - 1790
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Captain Joseph Bennett's Timeline

1719
December 9, 1719
Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1740
January 8, 1740
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1741
February 1741
Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1742
September 13, 1742
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1743
September 10, 1743
Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1745
October 10, 1745
Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1746
March 1, 1746
1747
January 1, 1747
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1748
July 21, 1748
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA